The Submarine That Destroyed a Train — First Allied Ground Attack on Japan
Автор: WW2 The Unseen Front
Загружено: 2026-01-27
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In July 1945, USS Barb became the only submarine in naval history to destroy a train—sending eight men onto Japanese home soil with a 55-pound scuttling charge wired to detonate under 68 tons of locomotive traveling at 40 miles per hour. You'll see how Chief Gunner's Mate Paul Saunders and Electrician's Mate Billy Hatfield engineered a pressure-triggered explosive using salvaged micro switches and dry cell batteries, then planted it beneath enemy rails with only 90 minutes before their submarine had to dive. Commander Eugene Flucky—31 years old, Medal of Honor recipient, zero casualties across five war patrols—surfaced within 950 yards of the Karafuto coastline in water so shallow his submarine had 90 seconds to crash dive if discovered, betting everything on darkness and a childhood memory about train wheels crushing walnuts.
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